Lazarus hacking group hiding a new variant of Dacls RAT in security app to target macOS users

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The app is mostly used by Chinese speakers, as per researchers

Researchers from cyber security firm Malwarebyes claim to have identified a new variant of the Dacls Remote Access Trojan (RAT) specifically designed to target devices running Mac operating system ...

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